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Doodle3D Transform: 3D design made easy

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Doodle3D Transform is a new kind of 3D design tool. We call it a 2D-to-3D app, focused on designing for 3D printing. It works in browsers, but also as app on your tablet. With Doodle3D Transform you get a very capable app, that is very easy to use.

We think CAD (3D modelling) is a pretty difficult skill to master and with Doodle3D Transform we want to provide an easier point of entry for a large audience who are not necessarily product engineers or animation experts. With all the easy access and affordability of 3D printing, we feel that 3D design apps should be equally accessible and affordable.
We set out to develop an application that would allow you to create a lot of different and advanced models, without having to go through many hours of learning how the interface works. For us, 3D printing is all about realising your own designs.

Doodle3D Transform is an app that runs in your webbrowser. It works on any device that is capable of running a browser (PC, mac, tablets, laptops, you name it). The app will also be made available as an app on the app stores of Apple, Google and Microsoft.

So, fun! You have yourself an easy to use app that'll let you make some nice designs within the span of minutes. Now what can you do with that design?

I have a 3D printer:

Perfect, time to get making!

Download STL: process the file in the slicer of your choice and send it to your 3D printer. You can plug Transform right into your regular workflow.

Print wirelessly to WiFi-Box: the Doodle3D WiFi-Box is compatible with Marlin-based 3D printers and you'll be able to wirelessly send your print to your own 3D printer.

I don't have a 3D printer?:

We got your back. We are building this software to let more people get involved with 3D design and give it a try. If you are not ready or interested in purchasing your own 3D printer you can use the following methods to get your 3D print to you.

Export to 3D Hubs: Have your design 3D printed by someone close by. 3D Hubs is the worlds largest distributed 3D printer network. Basic 3D prints at a hub are affordable. They have several if not dozens of hubs in most cities internationally.

Export to Shapeways or i.materialise: Professional service bureau's who will produce your print on their own production floor. They have a wide range of materials and options if you'd rather print a gift in gold rather than PLA for example.

These are just some of the options. You can always still download your .STL (3D model) file and take it to a friends' or colleagues' 3D printer.

The interface:

This is where you will make the magic happen. It is split up into two parts.

2D - has your bread&butter 2D tools like a pen, an eraser and a paintbucket, but also has the neat 'trace' function. You can start drawing freehand, draw on top of a background image you import, or use the trace for a quick starting shape based on the imported background image.

3D - This is where you move everything in the Z-direction (up and down). By separating these two sides so explicitly we keep it nice and controllable for you. 3D has your move, scale, curve and twist options.
Now it is time to start combining and let your mind get to work. Combine any number of shapes and make your design as advanced as you can handle.

Transform runs on iOS, Android, Windows and more

We have had some time to have fun internally testing our Transform app Alpha and we have made (what we think) some pretty rad stuff with it. Most of all our app is meant for people to have fun with and express their creativity. Like something you made? Print it as often as you want.

Makers

Doodle3D Transform is a very forgiving and creative tool to do 3D design with. If you have anything simple and just something that you want to make quickly this tool will serve you well. It fits in right along with your existing 3D toolkit.

Educators

Soon after our campaign you can make use of our early access to introduce the tool to your classroom or fablab. The 2D/3D split and simple nature of the interface makes this a lot safer and easier to pick up for young students. We recommend ages of 7 and up.

Designers

If you are more into Photoshop than AutoCAD but you are interested to get creative in 3D the Doodle3D Transform interface might just be what you need. Affordable and easy to use, it lets you get started on basic, but well designed, shapes quickly.

A Lifelong individual key for Transform app: A license key to create one Doodle3D Transform account. This gives an individual user his own private library for sketches he can use on a few devices. When we release the the Transform App to the public around Feb 2017 we will most likely start working with a paid subscription model and / or a slightly more expensive fixed price model for access to the app. This key will give you lifelong access to the Doodle3D Transform app, including all the updates. So regardless what the app will cost later on, you’re in!

Access to beta after campaign: Right after the campaign you get early access to the app. You’ll be able to use the app, even though we’re still working on improving it (the app is still in beta). With your feedback we can perfect the app.

You get a WiFi-Box that together with Transform form a beautiful duo. The WiFi-Box makes most open source printers wirelessly available. When we release V1 of the new Transform app you’ll be able to easily and wirelessly print your sketches using the WiFi-Box. No more hassle with SD-cards.
This is the product of our previous Kickstarter campaign, with all the improvements we’ve made in the meantime.
More information: http://doodle3d.com/wifibox.pdf

Risks and challenges

This is our second Kickstarter campaign. We've successfully and timely shipped the product of our previous Kickstarter campaign. We know software development is challenging. This time around we have taken a lot more time & funds to invest into this project in advance to ensure we had a much more fleshed out product to show you before we crowdfunded this for the remainder of development time.

We can be sure that there will be an accessible version very soon after the campaign ends, and we feel we have taken sufficient margin on our other development goals that the delivery times we specified on V1 and V2 of the software are realistic.

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Schools & Labs Edition

* Use Doodle3D Transform at school in your classroom or at your FabLab or Makerspace!
* 30 different users can use the Transform app at the same time using their own account, so everyone gets a library with their own drawings.
* Print over WiFi to five 3D-printers simultaniously with 5x the Doodle3D WiFi-Box.